Keto Breakfast

This morning I wanted a quick keto breakfast. Something warm and satisfying that I could eat while I worked. Donald had already made a batch of bacon, a family brand called Nueske's that we're lucky enough to buy local here in Wisconsin. He had gotten up earlier than usual, and when my alarm woke me, that …

A couple of years ago, I stayed at a hotel nice enough that there was a cook in the breakfast line, making eggs to order. In fact, he was actually breaking individual eggs, then cooking them just for you. No hotel pans of scrambles here. Want an omelette? No problem. You could ask for anything at all …

You can have whatever you want for breakfast. Is that a keto thing? A low-carb thing? Sure, why not. When you flip around the way you eat, you can seize that opportunity to reinvent the rules of your game.

So many wonderful fats to eat, it’s hard to get ’em all in. I like to use a combination of virgin coconut oil and organic, grass-fed butter for my scrambles and omelets, about a tablespoon of the first and a teaspoon of the second. Sometimes I pour in some extra-virgin olive oil, too. They all …

Even in the sticky heat of summer, warm weather mornings are generally cool, green and lovely. Why waste a minute of it inside? Bring breakfast outdoors—cook it on your grill. You’ll get extra time to savor the natural beauty outdoors. Where we live, in Wisconsin, we have but a fleeting temperate season and we want …

Smooth and satisfying, this low-carb avocado smoothie (16 net grams carb) is easy to whip up for breakfast or a post-workout shake. Unlike most avocado shakes you’ll find, this one is savory, not sweet. It’s warmed by the richness of tamari, and red pepper flakes give it an extra eye-opening pop. The green flecks from …

How to make breakfast? Over the years, I’ve gone from a high-starch, lowfat breakfast sensibility to one that basically eliminates carbs from my first meal of the day. I’ll be sharing tips for how to make the satisfying, low-carb breakfasts that keep me going for hours and hours as this website develops. Breakfast on the …